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<td>Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;</td>
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<td class="v">1:2</td>
<td>Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.</td>
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<td class="v">1:3</td>
<td>As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,</td>
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<td class="v">1:4</td>
<td>Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.</td>
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<td class="v">1:5</td>
<td>Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:</td>
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<td class="v">1:6</td>
<td>From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;</td>
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<td class="v">1:7</td>
<td>Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.</td>
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<td class="v">1:8</td>
<td>But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;</td>
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<td class="v">1:9</td>
<td>Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,</td>
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<td class="v">1:10</td>
<td>For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;</td>
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<td class="v">1:11</td>
<td>According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.</td>
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<td class="v">1:12</td>
<td>And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;</td>
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<td class="v">1:13</td>
<td>Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.</td>
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<td class="v">1:14</td>
<td>And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.</td>
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<td class="v">1:15</td>
<td>This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.</td>
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<td class="v">1:16</td>
<td>Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.</td>
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<td class="v">1:17</td>
<td>Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.</td>
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<td class="v">1:18</td>
<td>This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;</td>
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<td class="v">1:19</td>
<td>Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:</td>
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<td class="v">1:20</td>
<td>Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.</td>
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